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4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / j. Axiom of Choice IX

10196	The Axiom of Choice needs a criterion of choice [Black]
	Full Idea: Some mathematicians seem to think that talk of an Axiom of Choice allows them to choose a single member of a collection when there is no criterion of choice.
	From: Max Black (The Identity of Indiscernibles [1952], p.68)